Simon Masloch

Simon.Masloch@rub.de

GB 3/152

Simon Masloch obtained his master’s degree in Linguistics (with a focus on Computational Linguistics) from Ruhr-Universität Bochum in 2020. Currently, he is a PhD student and research associate.

Profile

My PhD project deals with the syntax and semantics of emotion verbs with a special focus on factors influencing the linear order of their arguments and phenomena that relate to these linearisation preferences. In general, I am interested in syntax, semantics, and their interaction.

Psych verbs
Word Order/Scrambling
Reflexivity/Binding
German
Prepositions

This semester

SoSe 2024

  • Advanced Course: An introduction to syntax (Tu, 12:00–14:00 PM, GB 3/158)

Projects

The grammar of Experiencer-Object verbs: theoretical, computational and experimental approaches towards reflexive binding in German

The project aims for an empirical model of the properties of EO verbs and a uniform analysis of German word order patterns and reflexive binding. The project is supported by a DFG grant (KI 759/9-1).

Past semesters

WiSe 2023/24

  • Advanced Course: Word order flexibility: Scrambling in the clausal domain (Th, 12:00–14:00, GB 3/158)

Publications:

Börner, A. K., Masloch, S., & Kiss, T. (2024, February 29). An integrative constraint-based account of constituent linearization in the German midfield [Conference presentation]. Workshop Constraining linearization at DGfS 2024, Bochum. Handout

Masloch, S. (2023, September 26). The Syntax and Semantics of German Emotion Verbs [Poster presentation]. LinPin, Essen. Poster

Masloch, S., Poppek, J. M., & Kiss, T. (2022, January 6). Two misbehaving German dative experiencer-object verbs [Conference presentation]. 15th Forum for Germanic Language Studies conference, Reading, UK. github.com/Linguistic-Data-Science-Lab/German_EO_verbs/blob/main/FGLS/Handout_FGLS_Reading.pdf

Poppek, J. M., Masloch, S. & Kiss, T. (2022). GerEO: A large-scale resource on the syntactic distribution of German experiencer-object verbs. Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC 2022), 3391–3397. aclanthology.org/2022.lrec-1.362

Masloch, S., Poppek, J. M., Robrecht, A., & Kiss, T. (2021). Syntactic Pattern Distribution Analysis of
Experiencer-Object Psych Verbs: An Annotation Manual. Studies in Linguistics and Linguistic Data Science, 4, i–51. ldsl.rub.de/media/pages/research/resources/sllds/a3914a6ac2-1640260430/sllds_4.pdf

Masloch, S. (2021). Über über und dessen Entsprechungen im Englischen [Revised Master's Thesis, Ruhr-Universität Bochum]. Studies in Linguistics and Linguistic Data Science, 3, i–99. ldsl.rub.de/media/pages/research/resources/sllds/d4a7b8d7c2-1640260291/sllds_3.pdf

Poppek, J. M., Masloch, S., Robrecht, A., & Kiss, T. (2021). A Quantitative Approach towards German Experiencer-Object Verbs. In R. Čech & X. Chen (Eds.), Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Quantitative Syntax (Quasy, SyntaxFest 2021) (pp. 84–94). Association for Computational Linguistics. aclanthology.org/volumes/2021.quasy-1